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With an increased focus on the need to handle sexual misconduct cases appropriately, we look at how organisations can respond to allegations sensitively, ensure compliance with relevant guidance as well as their processes and procedures. It will also be critical to make sure that the health and wellbeing of the parties involved is safeguarded. Our speakers discuss: • workplace investigations; • education investigations; • relevant case law; and • key trends. Johanna Boyd - Johanna is a dual-qualified English barrister and Scottish solicitor. Before joining Brodies, Johanna practised at the London Bar for 10 years at a leading public law set of chambers in Gray's Inn Square. Johanna is an Associate in our Government, Regulation and Competition team and has extensive experience of acting for (and against) public authorities and for private clients in Scotland and England. Johanna understands how public authorities and regulatory bodies function and the complex challenges they face. Johanna is experienced and skilled in a wide range of areas, including equalities and human rights, education (state and independent schools), planning (for developers and local planning authorities), environment, transport, parking, housing, governance and member conduct. Lynne Marr - Lynne is accredited as a specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland and is also an accredited mediator. She forges close working relationships with our team's clients and her commercial and straight-talking approach is welcomed by them. She works with clients in various sectors across the public and private sector in Scotland and the UK including public transport providers, universities, government bodies, investment firms and banks. Lynne advises on all stages of the employment relationship from recruitment, through to termination and beyond. Her work is split between dispute resolution through employment tribunals and on advisory and non-contentious employment law. Lynne advises on equalities issues, business change, transfers and redundancies, industrial action, executive hiring and exits, investigations. She particularly enjoys working with HR professionals to support them on complex HR issues. * Receive our latest legal updates – https://brodiespm.concep.com/preferen...​ * More of our Enlightened Thinking – https://brodies.com/insights​ * Connect with us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brod...​ * Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BrodiesLLP/​ * Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrodiesLLP​ * Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brodiesllp/